Drain-valve attachment for pumps



(No Model.) f

O. E. BEARDSLEY. DRAIN VALVE ATTACHMENT POR PUMPS.

No. 507,961. Patented Oct. 31, 1893.

.mm lllllllmm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR E. BEARDSLEY, OF TREMPEALEAU, WISCONSIN.

DRAIN-VALVE ATTACHMENT FOR PUMPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,961,6.ated October31, 1.893.

i Application filed une 3, 189.3. Serial No. 476,420. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR E. BEARDSLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trempealeau, in the county of Trempealeau and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Drain-Valve AttachmentforPumps, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drainage valve attachments for pumps; and ithas for its object to provide certain improvements in attachments ofthis character Which can be easily and securely fastened or attached toany ordinar-y pump pipe, so as to provide means for draining such pipesof standing Water therein, to prevent freezing in Winter, and also torelieve it of standing Warm Water in summer.

To this end the main and primary objectof the present invention is toprovide certain improvements in drainage valve pump attachments whichshall render the same more durable and efficient than similar devicesnow in use.

With these and other objects in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pumphavinga drainage valve attachment applied thereto as contemplated by thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view of thevalve attachment and a portion of the pump to which it is attached.`Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the sectional attachment clamp.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary pump,arranged at the surface of the ground on the Well platform B, and havingthe ordinary pump pipe C, which extends into the Well, from which theWater is to be drawn, and is provided at a point below frost line with aside drainage opening D. Securely attached to the pump pipe C, directlyabove its side drainage opening D,is the sectional attachment clamp E.The sectional attachment clamp E, is provided with the opposite pairs ofsecuring ears F,- engaged by the clamping bolts G, which serve tosecurely bind the sectional clamp to the pump pipe, and said clamp 1sfurther provided .with the separate parallel o-standing pivot ears H,the extremities of which receive the pivot pin or bolt I, which forms-apivot for the inner end of the valve lever J. The valve lever J, whichis thus pivotally connected at one end to the attachment clamp, isprovided at a point intermediate of its ends With the curved valve armK, the end of which is disposed toward the pump pipe and is providedWith a socket L. The socket L, at the extremity of the curved valve armK, is adapted to .removably receive one end of the rubber valve plug M,adapted to t over the side drainage opening D, of the pumppipe and tonormallyclose the same, so as to allow all the Water to pass out throughthe pump when the same is in operation.

The outer unpivoted end of the valve lever J, terminates in a hook N,which removably receives the loop O, secured to the Weight P, whichserves to normally hold the valve plug tightly over the side drainageopenings, but after pumping, the valve lever is lifted, so as to drawthe valve plug away from the vpump pipe, by means of the lifting rod orWire Q, attached at one end to said valve lever and leading to the topof the Well, convenient to the control of a person.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that while the herein described valveattachment is simple, still lthe same possesses several points ofadvantage which will be readily observed by those skilled in the art,and at this point it may be Well to note that it is desirable to holdthe valve attachment suspended away from the drainage opening Withoutthe necessity of a person holding onto the rod Q. In order to providefor thus supporting the valve attachment and leaving the drainageopening D, uncovered, I provide the lifting rod Q, at its upper end withan eye R, adapted to be lifted into engagement With the supporting hookS, projected from one side of the clamp T, embracing the pump A. rlhisis clearly shown in dotted lines Fig. 1,0f the drawings. f

Having thus described the invention, Wha is claimed, and desired to besecured byLetters Patent, isj In a pump attachment, the combination withthe pump-,pipe having a side drainage ICO opening; of an attachmentkclamp fastened `to onto the hook-end of the valve 1ever,a1ifting thepump ipipe above said opening land havrodattaohedafc its lower .end tosaid valve ing separate oistanding pivot-ears carrying lever, and meansfor holding the latter in an t 5 a pivot-pin at their outer ends, avalve lever elevated position, substantially as set forth. 5 pivoted atone end on said pivot pin and ter' In testimony that I claim theforegoing as minating at its other free end in a hook, said, my own Ihave hereto affixed my signature in valve lever being filintherprevided,=near1 irtsi the preseneeoftwo witnesses.

point of pivot, wit a curved integral va vearm disposed towardthepumppipeand,hav- OSCAR E' BEARDSLEY' 1o ing a socket in its extremity, avalve plug' "Witnesses:

having one end removably fitted in the socket J. C. BUTTON, ofsaidvalve-anm,aWeightfremovahlyhooked i, J5, ROBLNSQN.

